All of Africa Today - October 1, 2026 [press review]
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Botswana Criticised for Slaughtering 23 Elephants for Independence Celebrations
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Botswana has authorised the killing of 23 elephants and other wildlife for meat as part of celebrations marking the country's 60th anniversary of independence, drawing criticism… Read more »
Four Killed, 22 Injured in Two Road Accidents
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Four people were killed while 22 others were injured in two separate road traffic accidents along the Harare-Bulawayo and Bulawayo-Beitbridge roads on Wednesday. Read more »
Activists Call Out Hypocrisy of March and March's Protests
GroundUp
"Consider the level of violence that migrant women have been subjected to by members of these groups," says activist Read more »
City Power Warns of Cable Theft Fires - South African News Briefs - October 1, 2026 [press review]
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Al-Shabaab Fighters Spent 3 Months in Yemen Learning Drone Assembly , Control Systems
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Fighters from Somalia's militant group Al-Shabaab reportedly spent three months in Yemen's northern province of Saada receiving training in the assembly and operation of unmanned… Read more »
All of Africa Today - September 30, 2026 [press review]
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Exiled Burkina Publisher Tells RFI of Repression and Fear Four Years After Coup
RFI
Burkina Faso on Wednesday marks four years since military strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré took over in a coup. Comparing himself to anti-colonial icon Thomas Sankara,… Read more »
Supreme Court Ruling Opens Direct Labour Court Route for Dismissed Workers
New Zimbabwe
The Supreme Court has ruled that workers dismissed under registered employment codes can appeal directly to the Labour Court without first going through a labour officer, settling… Read more »
UK Trial Challenges Gold Industry's 'Responsible Gold' Certification
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Ruto Accuses Lamu Refinery Court Challengers of Extortion, Urges Kenyans to Invest
Capital FM
President William Ruto has accused individuals challenging the planned Sh2.2 trillion East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu through court cases of seeking to extort investors, as he… Read more »
Oil Theft Has Reduced, Tinubu Says
Premium Times
Mr Tinubu said the reduction in oil theft had contributed to improvements in the oil sector. Read more »
24 Rhinos Fall to Poachers
Namibian
Namibia has recorded 24 rhinos poached so far this year, indicating a significant decline in rhino poaching in recent years, environment, forestry and tourism minister Indileni… Read more »
Former Internal Affairs Minister Sirleaf Challenges Government's Math in Rice Theft Trial
Liberian Investigator
The 5,000 bags of Saudi-donated rice that never reached the National Disaster Management Agency's Gbarnga hub are what prompted the government to move 13,895 more bags into General… Read more »
Homicides Fall As Organised Crime Grows More Profitable - and Networked
UN News
Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the… Read more »
